Rufous-capped Nunlet (Nonnula ruficapilla)

Family
Bucconidae (Puffbirds)

Size
14 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Tschudi, 1844)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 1,650 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Brazil, Peru.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (12)...)

Rufous-capped Nunlet (Nonnula ruficapilla) [XC592753]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Reserva Natural Palmar\u00ed, Rio Javar\u00ed, AM, Brazil (song)

Rufous-capped Nunlet (Nonnula ruficapilla) [XC343520]
by Jerome Fischer from Parque Nacional da Amaz\u00f4nia, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Grey-cheeked Nunlet (Nonnula frontalis) and Chestnut-headed Nunlet (Nonnula amaurocephala). Has been treated as conspecific with Grey-cheeked Nunlet (Nonnula frontalis), and also with Brown Nunlet (Nonnula brunnea). Subspecies pallescens of Grey-cheeked Nunlet (Nonnula frontalis) has on occasion been considered to belong in present species, although geographically and morphologically distant.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

rufipectus Chapman, 1928 - North-eastern Peru.
ruficapilla (Tschudi, 1844) - Eastern Peru and western Brazil south of Amazon.
nattereri Hellmayr, 1921 - Southern Amazon Basin in Mato Grosso, northern Bolivia and northern Brazil (western Par�).
inundata Novaes, 1991 - R Tocantins, in eastern Par�.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Rufous-capped Nunlet (Nonnula ruficapilla) - 10 files

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